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The Chief Strategy Officer Podcast
The Chief Strategy Officer Podcast brings you conversations with global executives who lead strategy to share their unique experiences in tackling complex challenges, navigating disruptive technologies, and driving impactful growth.
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The Chief Strategy Officer Podcast#28 — How a Strategy Officer Sees Competition Differently: Roopa Unnikrishnan
Joining us this episode is Roopa Unnikrishnan, a Rhodes Scholar and strategist who most recently served as Chief Strategy Officer at IDEX, and before that as…
The Chief Strategy Officer Podcast#27—Is Your Strategy Office a Tax on the Business?: Jeff Walker
Joining us this episode is Jeff Walker, Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and M&A at BraunAbility — a company that builds wheelchair-accessible…
The Chief Strategy Officer Podcast#26 — Carrie Hanna: Building One Strategy When It's Not the Industry Norm
Joining us this episode is Carrie Hanna, Chief Strategy Officer at Gunster — a century-old firm that is one of Florida's largest, with around 340 attorneys…
The Chief Strategy Officer Podcast#25—The Icarus Principle: Why Stability Is the Strategy Trap: Claudio Finol
Joining us this episode is Claudio Finol, Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer at Fyffes — one of the world's leading fresh produce companies, owned by…
The Chief Strategy Officer Podcast#24—Why AI Adoption Is a People Problem, Not a Technology Problem: Joanne Sheppard
Joanne Sheppard is a strategic advisor to the Holzbrinck Group — the German family holding company behind Macmillan Publishers, Springer Nature, and Die Zeit —…
The Chief Strategy Officer Podcast#23—AI, Infrastructure, and the New Battlegrounds of Value : Insights from Shantnu Sharma
Today’s guest is Shantnu Sharma, a senior public-company executive who has led enterprise strategy, transformation, and corporate development across the…
The Chief Strategy Officer Podcast#22—Google’s Chief Strategist Neil Hoyne: How Great CSOs Build Decision Systems That Scale
Neil Hoyne joins Kaihan Krippendorff to unpack why most strategy failures aren’t caused by a lack of data — they’re caused by organizations asking the wrong…
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#21—The Four Problems Strategy Leaders Are Really Hired to Solve
Today’s guest is Adam Zalisk, Chief Strategy Officer at Amplify — a pioneer in K–12 education since 2000. Today, Amplify serves more than 10 million students…
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#20—From Founder-Led to Function-Led: Scaling Strategy with Michael Drexler
Today’s guest is Michael Drexler, Chief Strategy Officer at Brightstar Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in closely held, middle-market…
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#19—Inside Cisco’s Strategy Office: Building the Infrastructure for the AI Era
In this episode, Cisco’s Chief Strategy Officer Ammar Maraqa joins host Kaihan Krippendorff to discuss how one of the world’s largest technology companies is…
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#18—Adobe (Part 2): Adobe's Strategy, AI Approach, and Incubator
In this special in-person conversation recorded at Adobe’s global headquarters, Kaihan continues his discussion with Malte Bernholz, Vice President of…
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#17—Winning the AI Infrastructure Game
In today’s episode, we speak with Oreste Donzella, former Chief Strategy Officer of KLA, a global leader in semiconductor process control and inspection…
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#16—From Fruit to Data: Rethinking Strategy with Claudio Finol
What does a banana have to do with data strategy? In this episode of the Chief Strategy Officer Podcast, we sit down with Claudio Finol, Chief Strategy Officer…
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#15—From Grievance to Growth: Using Restorative Practice to Drive Transformation & Innovation
In this episode, we sit down with Rachel Credidio, Chief Innovation Officer at Aster Group, to explore how restorative practices can be a powerful lever for…
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#14—Why Corporate Venture Capital Fails—and How to Fix It
In this episode, we sit down with Todd Cassler, Chief Growth Officer of Cerity Partners, to explore the growing role of corporate venture capital (CVC) as a…
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#13—Creating the First Penguin Culture: Driving Change in High-Stakes Industries
In this episode, we’re joined by Sarah Beckman, Chief Strategy Officer of Ulteig. Ulteig specialized in infrastructure solutions across power, renewables…
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#12—Agile Budgeting: Capital Allocation at the Pace of Change
Today, we are tackling a topic that holding back most organizations from adapting to our rapidly changing business environments, a topic rooted in a habit that…
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#11—Working with Investment Bankers: Strategy First, Deal Second
If you’re a strategy leader stepping into M&A or refining your inorganic growth strategy, there’s one relationship that can either propel you forward or hold…
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#10—Making Purpose a Strategic Advantage
Welcome to another episode of The Chief Strategy Officer Podcast! Today, we’re tackling a topic that sits at the heart of every successful organization…
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#9—Mastering M&A: Strategy, Integration, and Effectiveness
Welcome to another episode of The Chief Strategy Officer Podcast! Today, we’re diving into a pivotal topic for strategy leaders: how to approach mergers and…
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#8—Expanding Your Impact: A CSO's Roadmap to Board Service
In this episode, we’re diving into an increasingly hot topic for chief strategy officers: joining external advisory boards. We feature three accomplished chief…
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#7—Making Strategic AI Investments
Welcome to another episode of The Chief Strategy Officer Podcast. Today’s discussion centers on one of the most transformative and rapidly evolving topics in…
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#6—Designing and Operating an Effective Strategy Office (Part 2)
In this episode, we're joined by Eric Goldstein, Chief Strategy Officer at TIAA, to explore the challenges and opportunities of setting up and operating a…
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#5—Designing and Operating an Effective Strategy Office (Part 1)
In today’s episode, we're diving deep into the intricate process of designing and operating a successful strategy office. This is a critical discussion for any…
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#4—How to Integrate Sustainability into Corporate Strategy
In this episode, we are joined by three chief strategy officers who are also responsible for sustainability in their organizations. Alpa Sutaria of WestRock…
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#3—The Unexpected Role of the Strategy Office
How Southern Glazer's Office of Strategic Management Built an Enduring Strategic Advantage Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits is the largest wine and spirits…
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#2—Scaling Smart: Strategy in Growth-Stage Organizations
Corporate strategy in growth-stage companies can be very different from strategy in mature organizations. In this episode, we hear from three chief strategy…
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#1—How to recruit and build a diverse strategy team
As much as companies promise and commit to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, the reality is corporate strategy, especially at the senior level…